ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — Eight children and a school bus driver were taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a school bus was rear-ended Thursday afternoon in St. Charles County.
First responders were notified at around 4 p.m. of a crash on Highway 94 in Orchard Farm, about 2 miles north of its intersection with Highway H.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said an Orchard Farm School District bus stopped for traffic when a GMC Yukon failed to stop and rear-ended the bus.
The bus driver and eight children ranging from ages 6-11 were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
There were no further details on the crash.
A request for comment from the Orchard Farm School District was not immediately returned.
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